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I’m Nick (tallest guy on the far right). I grew up in Hong Kong and went on to major in Computing at Imperial College London, as well as completing a Masters in Financial Engineering at NYU. My studies led me to working as a Software Engineer at companies like Twitter, JP Morgan and Amazon.
Despite a great career, there was something that kept bringing me back to my time as an IB student. Like most of you reading this, a lot of my time outside of school was spent with tutors or looking for past papers to study.
After a long day of school, I took the hour-long ride on the MTR to my tutoring center. I would then spend the next few hours working with my tutor on all my HL subjects. Then, it was the same journey home. This time was spent worrying about the essays I haven’t started or the homework due tomorrow. Even with all this tutoring, I didn’t know if I was ready for my exams. I only had one chance at getting into my dream school.
At the time, I knew the hard work was going to pay off. I knew the sacrifice I was making; I knew the sacrifices my parents were making. Even knowing all of this, I remember thinking: there has to be a better way. Before we talk about TutorMe, I’ll let my cofounder introduce himself.
Hey there! I’m Kevin – also the tall one on the right. I grew up everywhere (US, China, Australia) so it’s hard to stay where I’m exactly from. If I had to call somewhere home, it would be California. I graduated from high school there, and eventually went on to get my Bachelors in Business from the University of Southern California. I had some really cool experiences working with startups and nonprofits before eventually landing in consulting where I advised multinational corporations on business strategy.
The truth is though: I was a horrible student in high school. Playing basketball (certified bench warmer) and hanging out with friends was a lot more enjoyable than remembering Biology concepts. On top of that, my high school was extremely competitive. Deep down, I probably wanted to try. But doing well in school meant extra time spent with tutors.I hated the idea that the IBs/APs felt like it was pay-to-win. I had tutors, but my family couldn’t afford it consistently. Nor did I want them to. During that time, it became clear to me tutoring provided a clear and unfair advantage to students who had access to it. There were a ton of students who did well without tutoring. But generally, those who had tutors had a much easier time in school than those without. I didn’t know it at the time, but something about this bothered me.
